Shanghai Travel Guide: Bund, Old City, and Beyond
How to plan a first trip to Shanghai: which district to sleep in, how to do the Bund properly, the Old City’s honest upsides, food, and a few alternative day trips
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Yinchuan Travel Guide: Western Xia Tombs and Desert Sand
Yinchuan works as a two or three day base for the Western Xia tombs, Helan Mountain rock art and some of the best lamb in northern China
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Zhujiajiao: Shanghai’s Water Town You Can Reach by Metro
Zhujiajiao by Metro Line 17: the Shanghai canal town you can reach in 40 minutes, what to see and eat, when to arrive, and how it compares with Wuzhen
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White Horse Temple Luoyang: China’s First Buddhist Temple
White Horse Temple outside Luoyang carries the claim of China’s first Buddhist temple, and this guide covers what survives, what costs extra attention and how to pair it with Longmen
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Kashgar Sunday Market: Food of the Silk Road
A working Silk Road market and everything worth eating in it: Xinjiang naan, lamb skewers, pilaf, samsa, tea houses, prices, timing, and the etiquette that matters
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Lijiang Travel Guide: Old Town Nights and Day Trips Out
A practical Lijiang travel guide: how many nights to book, where to stay away from the bar streets, day trips to the gorge and Shangri-La, and Naxi dishes to order
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Dali Travel Guide: Lake Loop, Bai Villages, and Ercheng
Dali rewards three to five days around Erhai Lake and Cangshan, and this guide covers where to stay, how to do the loop and which villages are still real
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Photography Etiquette in China
Where you can photograph freely in China and where you cannot: military sites, temple interiors, markets, portraits, drones, and how to ask politely
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Lama Temple Beijing: The Working Monastery You Can Actually Tour
Beijing’s largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery still houses resident monks and a single-piece sandalwood Maitreya, and timing decides whether you notice either
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Harbin Travel Guide: Ice Season and Everything After It
Harbin in ice season and after it: when to go, how to survive -25 C, what the ice parks cost, and the Russian food that makes the city worth a stop
